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La Asamblea General de la ONU respalda un nuevo mapa mundial que muestra el tamaño real de África
La ONU aprobó una resolución no vinculante que promueve el uso de la proyección Equal Earth en lugar del mapa Mercator, con 164 votos a favor y 1 en contra: Estados Unidos.
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La Asamblea General de la ONU votó 164 a 1, con seis abstenciones, para alentar a los estados miembros a adoptar la proyección Equal Earth en lugar de la proyección Mercator, ampliamente usada y desarrollada en el siglo XVI por el cartógrafo flamenco Gerardus Mercator. La resolución "Corrige el Mapa" fue presentada por estados de la Unión Africana y Bahamas, con el objetivo de corregir lo que sus impulsores llaman una distorsión centenaria que ha reducido visualmente a África respecto a su tamaño real.
La proyección Mercator agranda las masas de tierra cercanas a los polos, haciendo que África -más grande que Estados Unidos, China, India y buena parte de Europa juntos- parezca comparativamente pequeña en la mayoría de los mapas escolares y de referencia. Estados Unidos fue el único país que votó en contra. La medida no es vinculante y no obliga a ningún país a abandonar la proyección Mercator, pero sus defensores dicen que marca un cambio simbólico en cómo se representa al continente.
Key facts
- The UN General Assembly voted 164-1, with six abstentions, to encourage adoption of the Equal Earth map projection
- The resolution was sponsored by African Union member states and the Bahamas
- The United States was the sole vote against the resolution
- The resolution is nonbinding and does not require any country to abandon the Mercator projection
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